Lacombe County is a municipal district in central Alberta, Canada. It is within Census Division No. 8 north of the City of Red Deer. Its municipal office is 4 km (2.5 mi) west of Highway 2 and the City of Lacombe, and 6 km (3.7 mi) east of the Summer Village of Gull Lake, at the intersection of Highway 12 and Spruceville Road (Range Road 274).
Lacombe County | |
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 Location within Alberta | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Central Alberta |
| Census division | 8 |
| Established | 1944 |
| Incorporated | 1995 |
| Government | |
| • Reeve | Barb Shepherd |
| • Governing body | Lacombe County Council
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| • MP | Blaine Calkins |
| • Administrative office | west of Lacombe |
| Area (2021)[2] | |
| • Land | 2,759.12 km2 (1,065.30 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 10,283 |
| • Density | 3.7/km2 (10/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Website | lacombecounty.com |
Geography
editCommunities and localities
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The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Lacombe County.[3][4] |
The following hamlets are located within Lacombe County.[4]
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The following localities are located within Lacombe County.[5]
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Demographics
editIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lacombe County had a population of 10,283 living in 3,973 of its 4,616 total private dwellings, a change of -0.6% from its 2016 population of 10,343. With a land area of 2,759.12 km2 (1,065.30 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.7/km2 (9.7/sq mi) in 2021.[2]
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lacombe County had a population of 10,343 living in 3,890 of its 4,668 total private dwellings, a 0.3% change from its 2011 population of 10,307. With a land area of 2,765.16 km2 (1,067.63 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.7/km2 (9.7/sq mi) in 2016.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
- ^ "Lacombe, City (Census Subdivision), Alberta". Statistics Canada. June 20, 2012. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
- ^ a b "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ "Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006, Economic Regions: 4808022 - Lacombe County, geographical codes and localities, 2006". Statistics Canada. March 5, 2010. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
- ^ Geo-Administrative Areas (Hamlet, Locality and Townsite Culture Points) (Geodatabase layer) (Map). AltaLIS. October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
{{cite map}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
